Cart



Nov. 15, 1927.

P. MOSIER CART Filed Jan. I5, 1927 humm/m Patented Nov. 15, 1927..

STATES `PIEIER MOSER, OF GRAND RAIDS, MICHIGAN.

CART.

Application led January 3, 1927.

This invention relates to a cart, and is particularly concerned with a very simple and economical construction or" push cart which can be made at very low cost of manufacture. and with which the handles for pushing the same may be adjusted to dilierent heights, and the axles carrying the wheels on which the cart body is mounted may bc adjusted to different positions in the length oi' the body by means oi' very simple and ellective construction. To these ends T have made the invention, the preferred form ot which is described in the following description and illustrated in the accompany.- ing drawings, in which,

lTig. 1 is a side elevation or the cart, por tions being broken away und shown in section, i'or disclosure ol the ineans ol adjusting the wheel axles 'to different positions.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the cart, looking to the rear.

F ig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged horizontal section, substantially on the plane of line of Fig. 1, and

Fig. l is a section similar to that shown iii-:Fig 3, illustrating a slightly .diii'erent i'orm oif construction at the rear corners of the cart body.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the diil'erent figures of the drawings.

The body or the cart is made of sheet metal and includes a horizontal bottom 1, from which vertical sides 2 and 3 extend upwardly with an upwardly and forwardly inclined end l at the front of the body. The end 4, at its edges, has flange-s 5 turned back so as to lie against the inner sides of the' sides 2 and 3 to which the flanges are secured permanently by rivets, spot welding or in any other equivalent manner. The upper edges ot the sides 2 and 3 and ot' the front end l are formed with a bead 6 for purposes of reinforcement and, preferably,

'though not necessarily, a continuous Wire or rod 7 extends through the different beads from the rear end of one bead 6 at oneside of the cart, thence through the bead at the upper edge of the end Ll, and back through the bead G at the opposite side ot the cart.

The body is completed by a back 8 which is turned upwardly and to the rear from the rear end ot the bottom 1 and is provided with forwardly turned flanges 9 at its side edges which, like the flanges 5 come inside of the sides 2 and 3 of the body and lie Serial No. 158,500.

against the same, being permanently secured to the body in the same manner as the lianges 5. The body accordingly is toi-med from a single plate ot sheet metal.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the sides 2 and 8 atrtheir rear edges are extended back ol the back 8 and then curved inwardly and back toward said back 8, as indicatedvat 10, terminating in Ytlamges 11 which lie against the rear side ot the back 8 and are permanently secured thereto by rivets, spot welding or the like. This makes a pair or sockets, one at each rear corner ol the body, lior the reception ot' the lower end portions of handles 12 which may be forced down "ardly into said sockets any desired distance. The upper ends of the two handles 12 are connected by a cross bar 13 in the usual manner. This construction pelmits adjustment oit the handles so as to bring the cross bar 13 to a desired height to conform to the height of the one who is using the cart.

Instead of the construction shown in Fig. 3, an equivalent construction like that shown in Fig. l may be used to provide the sockets for the lower ends oi' the handles 12. In this construction, instead of the sides 2 and 3 being extended and formed into sockets the sides terminate at their rear edges tlush with the plane of the rear side oll the back 8. A separate piece of sheet metal is used to make each socket, comprising a section 2 which lies between its adjacent side 2 or 3 and a flange 9, thence extending back of the back 8 and being formed into a socket 1()a with an attached flange 11a similar in all respects to the socket and the flange 11 shown in Fig. 3. The ends of the wire or rod 7 where they pass from the rear ends of the beads 6 are formed into hooks 14 which pass around the handles 12 strength.` ening and reinforcing the same.

The cart body is mounted on front and rear pairs of wheels 15 each pair being mounted at the outer ends of transverse axles 16. The axles lie underneath the bottom 1 and in direct contact therewith. They are attached to said bottom by sheet metal clips 17 through the ends ot which small bolts pass, these bolts also extending through openings 18 in the bottom 1 or' the body. The openings 18, as shown in Fie'. 1, are spaced equal distances apart and there are a large number of said openings so as to permit attachment of the clips 17 at various positions in the length of the body. same construction shown at the forward end of F ig. l, is used for the adjustable connection of the rear axle 1G.

This construction of push cart is very economical, strong, durable and eicient. The body is made from a single plate of sheet metal. The sockets for receiving the lower end portions of the handles 12 may be formed integral with the sides of the body or may be separate sheet metal members as shown in Fig. 4. The adjustment of the axles to different positions on the lower side of the bottom is a very simple and economi cal construction and one which is of value in many instances. The invention is defined in the appended claims and is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope.

I claim:

1. A cart comprising a body formed from a plate of sheet metal having a bottom, spaced apart sides and ends, each side at its rear portion being extended beyond the rear end of the body and formed into a socket open at its upper end, and handles inserted at their lower end portions in said sockets and adjustable lengthwise thereof.

The

2. A cart comprising a body having a bottom, sides and ends of sheet metal, said sides and front end of the body at their upper 'edges being formed with a bead, a continuous Wire or rod passing through the beads, the ends of the wire extending beyond the rear ends of the beads of said sides of thel body, sockets at the rear corners of the body, handles inserted in said sockets, and hooks formed at the rear ends of said wire connecting with and passing back of the handles.

3. A cart comprising a body of sheet metal including a bottom, sides and ends, said bottoni adjacent each side edge thereof and near its front and rear ends having a plurality of equally spaced openings therethrough, front and rear axles located directly underneath and transversely of the bottom of said body, clips located under said axles and bolts passing through said clips and through openings in the bottom of the body, said clips being adjustable to dil'erent positions to correspond willi different openings, and wheels mounted at the ends of the axles.

ln lestimfmy whereof I afiix my signature.

PETER MOSIER. 

